Malicious insider
Cracker
Industrial spy
Black hat hacker
Cybercriminal
Hacktivist
An individual who causes problems, steals data, and corrupts systems
Someone who violates computer or Internet security maliciously or for illegal personal gain (in contrast to a white hat hacker who is someone who has been hired by an organization to test the security of its information systems)
An employee or contractor who attempts to gain financially and/or disrupt a company’s information systems and business operations
Someone who attacks a computer system or network for financial gain
An individual who captures trade secrets and attempts to gain an unfair competitive advantage
An individual who hacks computers or websites in an attempt to promote a political ideology
